"Let's go." Since Knocknaree had already sent someone to invite them, no one had any reason to refuse. After Ritsuka dragged the beet-red Castoria along, they soon arrived at Edinburgh's Grand Cathedral. Edinburgh had a Grand Cathedral as well, somewhat like the cities of Pan-Human History.
"You've got some nerve walking in here so openly, Artoria. It seems you've learned a little confidence, courage, and etiquette after all."
As the Grand Cathedral's doors opened, a crisp crack of a whip rang beside them. Then they saw Knocknaree standing before the cathedral corridor, alone in front of them.
"Stop pretending to be so composed, Knocknaree. I just heard soldiers scrambling out in a panic." Facing Knocknaree, Castoria finally regained her composure and matched her blow for blow.
"So she knows Artoria has an unreliable personality too. In some ways, those two are cut from the same cloth." Shen Fei had naturally heard what even Castoria could hear.
Knocknaree clearly knew Castoria's personality and had prepared accordingly. She had accounted for whether Castoria would accept the invitation or simply fight her way in. That was why Knocknaree had hidden an army inside the Grand Cathedral. If Castoria had chosen to storm in, that army would certainly have appeared, and Knocknaree would probably have said she had known Castoria would do this all along.
If Castoria accepted the invitation and came directly, Knocknaree would appear alone to demonstrate her fearlessness. It was probably just a delay in delivering the message that had made the soldiers withdraw too slowly.
"How could that be? Those were my footsteps. All right, this topic ends here." Knocknaree felt she absolutely could not show weakness before Castoria. If she had soldiers lying in ambush, wouldn't that mean she was afraid of Castoria? Castoria would surely laugh at her